CONTINENTAL SPORTS LIMITED
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
The buyer's attention is in
particular drawn to the provisions of condition
11.4
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation
in this condition apply in these conditions
“Buyer” means
the person, firm or company who purchases
the Goods from the Company
“Company” means
Continental Sports Limited (Company No. 830200)
of Millgate Mills, Paddock, Huddersfield HD1
4SD
“Contract” means
any contract between the Company and the Buyer
for the sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating
these conditions
“Delivery Point”
means the place where delivery of the Goods
is to take place under condition 4
“Goods” means
any goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied
to the Buyer by the Company (including any
part or parts of them)
1.2 A reference to any law is a reference
to it as it is in force for the time being
taking account of any amendment, extension,
application or re-enactment and includes any
subordinate legislation for the time being
in force made under it
1.3 Words in the singular include the plural
and in the plural include the singular
1.4 Headings do not affect the interpretation
of these conditions
2. APPLICATION OF TERMS
2.1 Subject to any variation under condition
2.2, the Contract shall be on these conditions
to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions
(including any terms or conditions which the
Buyer purports to apply under any purchase
order, confirmation of order, specification
or other document) and no terms or conditions
endorsed on, delivered with or contained in
the Buyer's purchase order, confirmation of
order, specification or other document shall
form part of the Contract simply as a result
of such document being referred to in the
Contract
2.2 These conditions apply to all the Company's
sales and any variation to these conditions
and any representations about the Goods shall
have no effect unless expressly agreed in
writing and signed by a Director of the Company.
The Buyer acknowledges that it has not relied
on any statement, promise or representation
made or given by or on behalf of the Company
which is not set out in the Contract. Nothing
in this condition shall exclude or limit the
Company's liability for fraudulent misrepresentation
2.3 Each order or acceptance of a quotation
for Goods by the Buyer from the Company shall
be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to buy
Goods subject to these conditions
2.4 No order placed by the Buyer shall be
deemed to be accepted by the Company until
a written acknowledgement of order is issued
by the Company or (if earlier) the Company
delivers the Goods to the Buyer
2.5 It shall be for the Buyer to ensure that
the terms of its order and any applicable
specification are complete and accurate
2.6 Any quotation is given on the basis that
no Contract shall come into existence until
the Company despatches an acknowledgement
of order to the Buyer. Unless otherwise stated
on the quotation, any quotation is valid for
a period of 30 days only from its date, provided
that the Company has not previously withdrawn
it
3. DESCRIPTION
3.1 Quotations are based on information supplied
by the Buyer
3.2 The quantity and description of the Goods
shall be as set out in the Company's quotation
or acknowledgement of order and it shall be
the Buyer’s responsibility to check
the quotation or acknowledgement of order
as to the quantity and description stated
and inform the Company of any errors prior
to the Goods being manufactured or despatched
3.3 If the Company has provided any layouts,
drawings or such other specifications (“Specifications”)
in respect of Goods quoted for or ordered,
the Buyer warrants that it has checked the
Specifications and that the measurements,
specifications and general content of the
Specifications are satisfactory to the Buyer
and it shall be the Buyer’s responsibility
to draw to the Company’s attention any
incorrect item
3.4 The Company neither warrants nor guarantees
that Goods supplied are to the specifications
required by any particular sporting governing
body
3.5 All samples, drawings, descriptive matter
and advertising issued by the Company and
any descriptions or illustrations contained
in catalogues or brochures are issued or published
for the sole purpose of giving an approximate
idea of the Goods described in them. They
shall not form part of the Contract and this
is not a sale by sample
4. DELIVERY
4.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by
the Company prior to despatch of the Goods,
delivery of the Goods shall take place upon
arrival at the Buyer's address as shown on
the acknowledgement of order form
4.2 Any dates specified by the Company for
delivery of the Goods are intended to be an
estimate and time for delivery shall not be
made of the essence by notice. If no dates
are so specified, delivery shall be within
a reasonable time
4.3 Subject to the other provisions of these
conditions the Company shall not be liable
for any direct, indirect or consequential
loss (all three of which terms include, without
limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits,
loss of business, depletion of goodwill and
similar loss), costs, damages, charges or
expenses caused directly or indirectly by
any delay in the delivery of the Goods (even
if caused by the Company's negligence), nor
shall any delay entitle the Buyer to terminate
or rescind the Contract unless such delay
exceeds 90 days from the date given as the
estimated delivery date
4.4 If for any reason the Buyer fails to accept
delivery of any of the Goods when they are
ready for delivery, or the Company is unable
to deliver the Goods on time because the Buyer
has not provided appropriate instructions
or documents:
4.4.1 risk in the Goods shall pass to the
Buyer (including for loss or damage caused
by the Company's negligence);
4.4.2 the Goods shall be deemed to have been
delivered; and
4.4.3 the Company may store the Goods until
delivery, whereupon the Buyer shall be liable
for all related costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, storage and insurance)
4.5 The Company will be responsible for only
the unloading of the Goods upon arrival at
the Buyer’s premises. If, in the opinion
of the Company’s representatives, the
Goods are to be taken an unreasonable distance
or route from the point of unloading to where
the Goods are to be placed or stored (“Destination
Point”) (for example, but without limitation,
up or down steps or along corridors or where
another easier route is available), it shall
be the Buyer’s responsibility to provide
adequate manual labour at the Delivery Point
for transporting the Goods to the Destination
Point. For avoidance of doubt, the Company
shall not be liable for any damage caused
to either the Goods or the fabric of any building
in the event of damage occurring whilst transporting
the Goods to the Destination Point
4.6 The Buyer is responsible for unwrapping
and inspecting the Goods on delivery and,
without prejudice to clause 4.5, if there
is any transit damage to any of the Goods
on delivery, the Buyer shall write ‘Damaged’
on the delivery note of the driver and confirm
such damage in writing to the Company within
three days
4.7 If the acknowledgement of order states
that installation of the Goods by the Company
is included, the Company will carry out such
work
4.8 The Company may deliver the Goods by separate
instalments. Each separate instalment shall
be invoiced and paid for in accordance with
the provisions of the Contract
4.9 Each instalment shall be a separate Contract
and no cancellation or termination of any
one Contract relating to an instalment shall
entitle the Buyer to repudiate or cancel any
other Contract or instalment
5. NON-DELIVERY AND CANCELLATION
5.1 The quantity of any consignment of Goods
as recorded by the Company upon despatch from
the Company's place of business shall be conclusive
evidence of the quantity received by the Buyer
on delivery unless the Buyer can provide conclusive
evidence proving the contrary
5.2 The Company shall not be liable for any
non-delivery of Goods (even if caused by the
Company's negligence) unless the Buyer gives
written notice to the Company of the non-delivery
within 3 days of the date when the Goods would
in the ordinary course of events have been
received
5.3 Any liability of the Company for non-delivery
of the Goods shall be limited to replacing
the Goods within a reasonable time or issuing
a credit note at the pro rata Contract rate
against any invoice raised for such Goods
5.4 Orders for Goods which are cancelled after
despatch or which the Buyer requests to return
after delivery will be subject to a handling
charge of no more than 30% of the cost of
that particular product and such returns shall
only be accepted by the Company if it gives
its prior written agreement
5.5 Any Goods returned under clause 5.4 must
be returned in an unused and re-saleable condition
5.6 The cost of carriage (and return carriage
if applicable) shall be the Buyer’s
responsibility and such cost shall either
be deducted from any credit note issued by
the Company to the Buyer or invoiced separately
5.7 Orders for Goods which are to be manufactured
as bespoke items for the Buyer cannot be cancelled
after manufacturing has commenced
6. RISK/TITLE
6.1 The Goods are at the risk of the Buyer
from the time of delivery
6.2 After delivery of the Goods, even though
ownership may not have passed, the Buyer shall
be responsible for the insurance of and safe-keeping
of the Goods through, for example (but without
limitation), ensuring that its premises are
secure at night
6.3 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass
to the Buyer until the Company has received
in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums
due to it in respect of:
6.3.1 the Goods; and
6.3.2 all other sums which are or which become
due to the Company from the Buyer on any account
6.4 Until ownership of the Goods has passed
to the Buyer, the Buyer shall:
6.4.1 hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis
as the Company's bailee;
6.4.2 store the Goods (at no cost to the Company)
separately from all other goods of the Buyer
or any third party in such a way that they
remain readily identifiable as the Company's
property;
6.4.3 not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying
mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
and
6.4.4 maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition
and keep them insured on the Company's behalf
for their full price against all risks to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.
On request the Buyer shall produce the policy
of insurance to the Company
6.5 The Buyer's right to possession of the
Goods shall terminate immediately if:
6.5.1 the Buyer has a bankruptcy order made
against him or makes any arrangements with
creditors, or otherwise takes the benefit
of any provision for the relief of insolvent
debtors, or (being a body corporate) convenes
any meeting of creditors , or enters into
liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory)
except a solvent voluntary liquidation for
the purpose only of reconstruction or amalgamation,
or has a receiver/administrator/administrative
receiver appointed of all or any part of its
undertaking , or documents are filed with
the court for the appointment of an administrator
of the Buyer or notice of intention to appoint
an administrator is given by the Buyer or
its directors or by a qualifying floating
charge holder (as defined in paragraph 14
of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986),
or a resolution is passed or a petition presented
to any court for the winding-up of the Buyer
or for the granting of an administration order
in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings
are commenced relating to the insolvency or
possible insolvency of the Buyer; or
6.5.2 the Buyer suffers or allows any execution,
whether legal or equitable, to be levied on
his/its property or obtained against him/it,
or fails to observe or perform any of his/its
obligations under the Contract or any other
contract between the Company and the Buyer,
or is unable to pay its debts within the meaning
of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986
or the Buyer ceases to trade; or
6.5.3 the Buyer encumbers or in any way charges
any of the Goods
6.6 The Company shall be entitled to recover
payment for the Goods even though ownership
of the Goods might not yet have passed from
the Company
6.7 The Buyer grants the Company, its agents
and employees an irrevocable licence at any
time to enter any premises where the Goods
are or may be stored in order to inspect them,
or, where the Buyer's right to possession
has terminated, to recover them
6.8 On termination of the Contract, however
caused, the Company's (but not the Buyer's)
rights contained in this condition 6 shall
remain in effect
7. PRICE
7.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the Company
in writing, the price for the Goods shall
be the price set out on the acknowledgement
of order
7.2 The price for the Goods shall be:
7.2.1 exclusive of any value added tax and
all costs or charges in relation to carriage
(subject to clause 7.3); and
7.2.2 exclusive of installation, unless otherwise
shown
7.3 The cost of carriage of the Goods may
be paid by the Company on certain orders and
shall be payable by the Customer on smaller
orders, the cost of carriage changing from
time to time and being as shown on the acknowledgement
of order
8. PAYMENT
8.1 If specified by the Company, the Buyer
shall pay the Company in full at the time
of placing the order. In all other cases,
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Company, payment must be made in full within
30 days of the date of the invoice which shall
be despatched at the same time as the Goods
and, in all cases, time for payment shall
be of the essence
8.2 Payment of the price for the Goods is
due in pounds sterling
8.3 No payment shall be deemed to have been
received until the Company has received cleared
funds
8.4 All payments payable to the Company under
the Contract shall become due immediately
on its termination despite any other provision
8.5 The Buyer shall make all payments due
under the Contract in full without any deduction
whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount
or otherwise unless the Buyer has a valid
court order requiring an amount equal to such
deduction to be paid by the Company to the
Buyer
8.6 The Company reserves the right to claim
interest under the Late Payment of Commercial
Debts (Interest) Act 1998, together with the
reimbursement of costs incurred in the recovery
of such overdue sums
9. QUALITY
9.1 The Company warrants that (subject to
the other provisions of these conditions)
upon delivery, and for a period of 12 months
from such date, the Goods shall be of satisfactory
quality within the meaning of the Sale of
Goods Act 1979
9.2 The Company shall not be liable for a
breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 unless:
9.2.1 the Buyer gives written notice of the
defect to the Company, and, if the defect
is as a result of damage in transit, to the
carrier, within 3days of the time when the
Buyer discovers or ought to have discovered
the defect; and
9.2.2 the Company is given a reasonable opportunity
after receiving the notice of examining such
Goods and the Buyer (if asked to do so by
the Company) returns such Goods to the Company's
place of business at the Buyer’s cost
for the examination to take place there (and
the Company shall reimburse such carriage
costs if the Goods are found defective)
9.3 The Company shall not be liable for a
breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 if:
9.3.1 the Buyer makes any further use of such
Goods after giving such notice; or
9.3.2 the defect arises because the Buyer
failed to follow the Company's oral or written
instructions as to the storage, installation,
commissioning, use or maintenance of the Goods
or (if there are none) good trade practice;
or
9.3.3 the Buyer or anyone allowed by the Buyer
to use the Goods misuses the Goods; or
9.3.4 the Buyer alters or repairs such Goods
without the written consent of the Company
9.4 Subject to conditions 9.2 and 9.3, if
any of the Goods do not conform with the warranty
in condition 9.1 the Company shall at its
option repair or replace such Goods (or the
defective part) or refund the price of such
Goods at the pro rata Contract rate provided
that, if the Company so requests, the Buyer
shall, at the Company's expense, return the
Goods or the part of such Goods which is defective
to the Company
9.5 If the Company complies with condition
9.4 it shall have no further liability for
a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1
in respect of such Goods
9.6 Any repaired or replacement Goods shall
be guaranteed on these terms for the unexpired
portion only of the 12 month period
10. BUYER’S WARRANTIES
10.1 The Buyer warrants to the Company that:
10.1.1 it or a suitably qualified representative
of it shall check the positioning and installation
of the Goods either during or immediately
after such positioning or installation within
the Buyer’s premises and shall raise
any issues with the delivery person at that
time;
10.1.2 it or its representatives are suitably
qualified for the use of and supervision of
the use of the Goods; and
10.1.3 any instructions issued by the Company
for the use of or storage of the Goods shall
be followed
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 Subject to condition 4, condition 5 and
condition 9, the following provisions set
out the entire financial liability of the
Company (including any liability for the acts
or omissions of its employees, agents and
sub-contractors) to the Buyer in respect of:
11.1.1 any breach of these conditions
11.1.2 any use made or resale by the Buyer
of any of the Goods, or of any product incorporating
any of the Goods; and
11.1.3 any representation, statement or tortious
act or omission including negligence arising
under or in connection with the Contract
11.2 All warranties, conditions and other
terms implied by statute or common law (save
for the conditions implied by section 12 of
the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, excluded from the
Contract
11.3 Nothing in these conditions excludes
or limits the Company’s liability:
11.3.1 for death or personal injury caused
by the Company's negligence; or
11.3.2 under section 2(3), Consumer Protection
Act 1987; or
11.3.3 for any matter which it would be illegal
for the Company to exclude or attempt to exclude
its liability; or
11.3.4 for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
11.4 Subject to condition 11.2 and condition
11.3:
11.4.1 the Company's total liability in contract,
tort (including negligence or breach of statutory
duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise,
arising in connection with the performance
or contemplated performance of the Contract
shall be limited to the Contract price for
the product in question; and
11.4.2 the Company shall not be liable to
the Buyer for any pure economic loss, loss
of profit, loss of business, depletion of
goodwill or otherwise, in each case whether
direct, indirect or consequential, or any
claims for consequential compensation whatsoever
(howsoever caused) which arise out of or in
connection with the Contract
12. ASSIGNMENT
12.1 The Company may assign the Contract or
any part of it to any person, firm or company
but the Buyer shall not be entitled to assign
the Contract or any part of it without the
prior written consent of the Company
13. FORCE MAJEURE
The Company reserves the right to defer the
date of delivery or to cancel the Contract
or reduce the volume of the Goods ordered
by the Buyer (without liability to the Buyer)
if it is prevented from or delayed in the
carrying on of its business due to circumstances
beyond the Company’s reasonable control
including, without limitation, acts of God,
war or national emergency, acts of terrorism,
protests, fire, explosion, flood, lock-outs
or other labour disputes of either party or
a third party, or restraints or delays affecting
carriers or inability or delay in obtaining
supplies of materials, provided that, if the
event in question continues for a continuous
period in excess of 180 days, the Buyer shall
be entitled to give notice in writing to the
Company to terminate the Contract
14. GENERAL
14.1 Each right or remedy of the Company under
the Contract is without prejudice to any other
right or remedy of the Company whether under
the Contract or not; failure or delay by the
Company in enforcing or partially enforcing
any provision of the Contract shall not be
construed as a waiver of any of its rights
under the Contract; and any waiver by the
Company of any breach of, or any default under,
any provision of the Contract by the Buyer
shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent
breach or default and shall in no way affect
the other terms of the Contract
14.2 If any provision or any part of a provision
of the Contract is found by any court or other
administrative body of competent jurisdiction
to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void,
voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable it
shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity,
voidness, voidability, unenforceability or
unreasonableness be deemed severable and the
remaining provisions of the Contract and the
remainder of such provision shall continue
in full force and effect
14.3 The parties to the Contract do not intend
that any term of the Contract shall be enforceable
by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 by any person that is not
a party to it
14.4 The formation, existence, construction,
performance, validity and all aspects of the
Contract shall be governed by English law
and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English courts
15. NOTICES
15.1 Any notice required to be given under
this Contract shall be in writing and shall
be delivered personally, or sent by pre-paid
first-class post or recorded delivery, in
case of communications to the Company, to
its registered office or such changed address
as shall be notified to the Buyer by the Company
or, in the case of communications to the Buyer,
to its registered office if it is a company
or in any other case to any address of the
Buyer set out in any document which forms
part of the Contract or such other address
as shall be notified to the Company by the
Buyer
15.2 Any notice shall be deemed to have been
duly received when left at the address referred
to in this clause if delivered personally
or on the second business day after posting
if sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded
delivery
15.3 A notice required to be given under this
Contract shall not be validly given if sent
by e-mail

